Last week’s fire in Cape Town left MPHUTHUMI NTABENI in sorrow over what has been lost. Here the author of […]
Why I Grieve for the UCT African Studies Library Read Post »
Like every avid reader of The Southern Cross, the news that the weekly newspaper version would be discontinued gave me
Be the Miracle You’re Praying For Read Post »
It is unfortunate when great men reveal too many secrets about themselves until they dissolve what maintains of their prestige.
How Naive, Mr Justice! Read Post »
I hear everyone say, with much hope, that the Covid-19 virus will change how the world operates. When I hear
Basic Income Grant has Catholic Backing Read Post »
Early last year the Irish-American Catholic novelist Alice McDermott wrote a controversial opinion column in The New York Times about
Open Eyes To Moral Error Within The Church? Read Post »
This year will probably go down as one of the hardest in our national psyche. Its memory will be dominated
In Advent, Have Hope for South Africa Read Post »
I write this late in the evening on the feast of St Jerome. I’m a little exhausted, having just arrived
The Gospel Evangelises Read Post »
Nothing exposes us to the vulnerability of life, and the inevitability of our own mortality, like the death of a
As I Approach The Thumb Stage Of Life Read Post »
It had been long time coming. I finally gathered enough strength to leave our local community’s social media page. Not
Are there Limits to Freedom of Speech? Read Post »
